With over 33 years of serving Texas cities as a Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Safety, Bruce Ure of The Ure Consulting Group understands the importance of selecting future police and fire leaders.

The Ure Consulting Group has been actively providing entry level tests, assessment centers, and written promotional examinations for over 26 years.

To date, more than 500 Texas police and fire command leaders have been promoted as a result of a process conducted by The Ure Consulting Group.

Bruce Ure retired in 2012 as the Victoria (Texas) Assistant City Manager after being promoted from Chief of Police. Bruce Ure has managed both police and fire departments in a chief's capacity over his 33 year public safety career. Chief Ure joined Victoria Police Department from the Watauga Texas Department of Public Safety where he served as Director of Public Safety. Before that, Bruce spent time in both Watauga (Texas) and Heath (Texas) as Director of Public Safety where he managed police, fire and EMS divisions.

Chief Ure began his career in 1979 with Missouri City, Texas as a public safety officer.

Chief Ure's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Western Illinois University; an Associates Degree from San Jacinto College, in Houston; a graduate of the distinguished Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland; as well as a graduate of the Leadership Command College at the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Institute of Texas (LEMIT).